Reference News Network, October 10 report. According to the Spanish daily "Desarrollo" website on October 8, the United States was once China's main food supplier, but with the trade war, China has sought alternative suppliers.

The U.S.-China trade war is disrupting traditional food trade routes. As the world's largest food importer, China is replacing North American supplies with regions such as South America or Australia.

China's annual food imports are approximately $140 billion, and the United States has been an important supplier in recent years.

In fact, China has deployed an agent network to find new food suppliers in other countries. A Bloomberg analysis report pointed out that from macadamia nuts in Kenya to livestock products in Bolivia, they are all within China's search scope.

A clear example is beef. Before Trump took office this time, the monthly U.S. beef supply to China was worth about $120 million. After Trump launched a large-scale global trade war, Beijing immediately took countermeasures. In July and August, China's monthly imports of U.S. beef were only worth millions of dollars.

Australia seized the Chinese market, and its monthly beef exports to China increased from $140 million to $220 million.

China had prepared months ago: by the end of 2024, China lifted import restrictions on Australian beef.

In other meats such as pork and chicken, China is also a major importer, although in recent years its import volume has significantly declined because China is promoting domestic production.

Soybeans are also an important imported product for China, and the United States was an important supplier. An analysis article published by Forbes stated that before the U.S.-China trade war was initiated during Trump's first term, China purchased more than half of all U.S. soybean exports.

The analysis added that now, China has not ordered U.S. soybeans for several months. Its majority of demand has been met by Brazil.

The above analysis also mentioned that Argentina temporarily abolished the pre-withholding tax on agricultural product exports, and China has also purchased soybeans from there. The United States, Brazil, and Argentina are the world's three largest soybean meal producers. (Translated by Han Chao)

On November 6, 2024, participants at the 7th China International Import Expo tasted beef at the Uruguayan meat booth in the food and agricultural products exhibition area. (Xinhua News Agency)

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